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Otso Diretso poised to lose badly; Bam Aquino fights for last spot

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 12:01 PM

With nearly 94 percent of votes tallied by the Commission on Elections' transparency server, only Sen. Bam Aquino was fighting it out for the 12th and last spot with 13,637,882 votes. Read more »

Tondo-born Hilbay emulates mother's determination in uphill Senate bid

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 02:36 AM

MANILA - Otso Diretso candidate Florin "Pilo" Hilbay wept on the sidelines of a press conference in Makati as his mother narrated how a lanky boy from Tondo barreled through poverty and topped the bar exams, defended Philippine sovereignty before an international tribunal, and then decided to gun for a seat in the Senate despite the odds.  Read more »

Otso Diretso bets itinangging may kinalaman sila sa 'Bikoy' video

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 08:43 PM

Itinanggi ng mga kandidato ng Otso Diretso na may kaugnayan nila sa "Bikoy" video. Read more »

'Surveys di dapat gawing batayan sa pagboto sa halalan'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 10:41 PM

Hindi ininda ng Otso Diretso ang huling survey kung saan hirap pa rin silang makapasok sa Magic 12. Read more »

Hilbay tells Bato: ‘War on drugs has failed’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 08:22 PM

Dela Rosa earlier said the country still has a long way to go in solving the drug menace, but that the administration's drug war has helped a lot. Read more »

Duterte told: Be brave against China, too

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 04:48 PM

Senatorial bets from opposition slate Otso Diretso on Wednesday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to also be brave in dealing with China, after the chief executive threatened Canada with war over a garbage shipment. Read more »

Payo ni Diokno kay Duterte: Huwag mainitin ang ulo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 09:08 PM

Isyu sa West Philippine Sea ang inatupag ng ilang kandidato ng Otso Diretso sa kani-kanilang kampanya. Read more »

Is gender an issue? Agot asks after Duterte 'gay' tag on Hilbay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 17 03:58 PM

Actress-singer Agot Isidro on Wednesday said gender has nothing to do with one's integrity after President Rodrigo Duterte claimed that former solicitor general Florin Hilbay is "gay."  Read more »

'Chismoso sa kanto': Hilbay hits Duterte 'bigotry' over gay remark

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 10:31 AM

MANILA - Former solicitor general Florin Hilbay on Wednesday slammed President Rodrigo Duterte for supposed bigotry after the latter branded him as gay and a "mistake" by God.  Read more »

'Otso' nangumusta ng mga magsasakang apektado ng tagtuyot

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 09:31 PM

Nag-ikot ang Otso Diretso sa lalawigan ng Iloilo.  Read more »

Otso Diretso di pinayagang makapunta sa Scarborough Shoal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 09:59 PM

Sinubukan ng ilang kandidato ng Otso Diretso na puntahan ang Scarborough Shoal sa West Philippine Sea pero hindi umano sila pinayagan. Read more »

Otso Diretso bets barred from Scarborough Shoal

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 09 09:25 PM

Candidates from the opposition slate Otso Diretso failed on Monday to visit Scarborough Shoal as they brought their campaign to the coastal town of Masinloc in Zambales. Read more »

Hilbay: President removed from office if he declares 'revolutionary war'

Kevin Manalo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 10:35 PM

"Ang isang pangulo na nagdedeklara ng revolutionary government ay lumalabag sa ating Konstitusyon at nagiging rebelde. Automatic matatanggal siya sa pwesto. Ang ating bise magiging commander in chief. Sa akin hindi importante yung motibo ang importante sinabi niya yun bilang presidente...Hindi pwedeng itago sa joke lang.” Read more »

Otso Diretso hinikayat ang paghahain ng diplomatic protest vs China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 11:32 PM

Hinikayat ng Otso Diretso ang administrasyong Duterte na magsampa ng diplomatic protest laban sa China. Read more »

Social media weaponized, distorts campaign reality: Otso Diretso

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 12:58 PM

Otso Diretso senatorial bets believe there is a "deliberate effort" to use social media to distort their image as the campaign intensifies on the runup to the May elections.  Read more »

Funding woes, popular Duterte hamstring PH opposition in midterm polls

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 05:15 AM

Otso Diretso, the opposition coalition in the Philippines' midterm elections, is handicapped by lack of funds in the face of a popular administration, and an analyst warns that a weak opposition won't be good for democracy.  Read more »

Ilang Senate bets nangampanya sa Sorsogon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 07:33 PM

Nagsama-sama sa Sorsogon ang ilang kandidato sa pagkasenador na inimbitahan ni Sen. Francis "Chiz" Escudero. Read more »

From jetski to appeasement: Opposition bets blast Duterte; Roque comes to the rescue

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 11:09 PM

ILOILO CITY – Senatorial candidates Neri Colmenares, Florin Hilbay and Chel Diokno faced off with former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque at a forum in Iloilo City on Friday.   Read more »

Ombudsman urged to probe Duterte, other officials on adviser's alleged drug links

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 26 01:03 PM

MANILA - Opposition senatorial bets have urged Ombudsman Samuel Martires to investigate President Rodrigo Duterte and other administration officials in light of allegations of former police official Eduardo Acierto linking presidential adviser Michael Yang to illegal drugs.   Read more »

Lay leaders endorse 10 'servant-leaders' for Senate

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 05:04 PM

An inter-faith group of lay leaders endorsed 10 senatorial candidates it believes will be "servant-leaders," its chairman said Wednesday. Read more »